Updating GEAR Drivers

The latest GEAR driver installer will install drivers that do not require or include the gearsec.exe service. The current driver installer will not remove gearsec.exe and the GEAR Security service from Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, if these older drivers are present. Unless you have reason to believe that your system requires the gearsec service (see below), you should use this version of the GEAR drivers.

Manual Removal – 32-bit

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and newer

WARNING: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Select Run... in the START menu, and type in regeditThis will start up the Registry Editor.

Delete the following key from the registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GearAspiWDM

If present, delete the following key from the registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GEARSecurity

In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} key:remove the GEARAspiWDM entry in the UpperFilters value.
Note that the entries in this value are double byte.

In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{6D807884-7D21-11CF-801C-08002BE10318} key:remove the GEARAspiWDM entry in the UpperFilters value. Note that the entries in this value are double byte.

In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{CE5939AE-EBDE-11D0-B181-0000F8753EC4} key: remove the GEARAspiWDM entry in the UpperFilters value. Note that the entries in this value are double byte.

Reboot

Delete GearAspi.dll from Windows\System32 folder

If present, delete Gearsec.exe from Windows\System32 folder

Delete GearAspiWDM.sys from Windows\System32\Drivers folder

Delete the Windows\System32\GEARAspi.dll value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Delete the Windows\System32\Gearsec.exe value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

If present, delete the Windows\System32\Drivers\GearAspiWDM.sys value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Reboot

Windows NT

WARNING: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Select Run... in the START menu, and type in regedit This will start up the Registry Editor.

Delete the following key from the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GearAspiSys

Delete the following key from the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GEARSecurity

Reboot

Delete GearAspi.dll from Winnt\System32 folder

Delete Gearsec.exe from Winnt\System32 folder

Delete GearAspiSys.sys from Winnt\System32\Drivers folder

Delete the Winnt\System32\GEARAspi.dll value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Delete the Winnt\System32\Gearsec.exe value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Delete the Winnt\System32\Drivers\GearAspiSys.sys value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Reboot

Windows 9x

WARNING: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Delete GearAspi.dll from Windows\System folder

Delete GearAspi.vxd from Windows\System\Iosubsys folder

Delete GearCdr.vxd from Windows\System\Iosubsys folder

Select Run... in the START menu, and type in regeditThis will start up the Registry Editor.

Delete the Windows\System\GEARAspi.dll value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Delete the Windows\System\Iosubsys\GearAspi.vxd value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Delete the Windows\System\Iosubsys value from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key

Reboot

Manual Removal – 64-bit

Vista, Windows 7 and newer 64-bit

WARNING: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Select Run... in the START menu, and type in regedit This will start up the Registry Editor.

Delete the following key from the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GearAspiWDM

In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} key
remove the GEARAspiWDM entry in the UpperFilters value. Note that the entries in this value are double byte.
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{6D807884-7D21-11CF-801C-08002BE10318} key
remove the GEARAspiWDM entry in the UpperFilters value. Note that the entries in this value are double byte.
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{CE5939AE-EBDE-11D0-B181-0000F8753EC4} key
remove the GEARAspiWDM entry in the UpperFilters value. Note that the entries in this value are double byte.

If present, delete the Windows\System32\GEARAspi.dll value from the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key
If present, delete the Windows\SysWOW64\GEARAspi.dll value from the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key
Delete the Windows\System32\GEARAspi64.dll value from the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key
Delete the Windows\System32\Drivers\GearAspiWDM.sys value from the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs registry key